The president on wildfires
President Donald Trump has at times offered his own suggestions for how California should address wildfires.
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Transcript: Tech disability community meets for conversation and connection
This is a transcript of a podcast about The Tech Disability Project’s first in-person gathering held on Oct. 7. IRENA FISCHER-HWANG, HOST: On a warm autumn evening, a crowd of tech workers gathers at Adobe headquarters in San Francisco. They’re attending a panel discussion and mixer about disability in the tech industry. The event is
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s plan for presidency
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that he is considering running for President in the 2020 race as an independent, centrist candidate.
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Palo Alto voters to decide if hotel guests should pay more in taxes
PALO ALTO— On Nov. 6, Palo Alto voters will decide whether to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax — also known as the hotel tax — from 14 to 15.5 percent, in a ballot initiative known as Measure E.
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PepsiCo joins sparkling water craze
Sparkling water sales have reached record levels in the past three years. In 2016 alone, $6.1 billion worth of sparkling water was sold in the U.S. These sales have largely been driven by millennial popularity with the fizzy drink. On Feb. 8, PepsiCo released its first line of sparkling water called Bubly. With this new
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Stanford student’s video blog draws thousands of viewers
When Catherine Goetze started blogging about her freshman year at Stanford University, she had no idea she was creating the popular website and Youtube channel “Cath in College.”
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Christmas Tree Lane: Celebrating the Holidays in Palo Alto for 76 years
PALO ALTO — In 1940, at the home of Judge Edward E. Hardy over the bridge table, four residents of the 1700 block of Fulton Street in Palo Alto came up with the idea for “Christmas Tree Lane.” Their vision was to place small Christmas trees along the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street, lighting each one.
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Sonoma fires put unprecedented strain on region’s healthcare system
Two major hospitals in Santa Rosa have resumed their normal operations after the deadliest wildfires in California’s history destroyed parts of the city and surrounding areas. But dozens of families remain in evacuation shelters across the region, which have mainly been consolidated to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds RV park in Santa Rosa. Both Sutter Santa
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Amid fears of deportation, immigrant student group rallies for legislative fix
SAN JOSE – Activists at San Jose State University are organizing a demonstration on Nov. 15 to request a path to citizenship for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children.
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